Search Anonymo modifies the homepage and the default Search engine without your permission. It is listed as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) which can shatter your system. Search Anonymo stores many unpopular features on your browser during the setup process.  It also displays many pop-up alerts, web page errors and downloads fake application updates. It can also slow down your browsing speed which can be very annoying.

How did it get there?  How malicious is it?

Users may receive this infection when they download from their official website. It is also bundled with free software and shareware applications. This application gets silently installed without giving any warning to the user. It will display a lots of ads directly on the web sites that you view. The browser hijacker changes the browser settings and search engine redirects you to searchanonymo.com. It tracks the user’s IP address, website visited and pages viewed. It shares all these details with the third party to generate revenue.

Detected behaviors:

• The browser will automatically redirect you to searchanonymo.com.
• It will start displaying a lot of ads and pop-ups while browsing.
• Modifies the default homepage and search engine.
• It will also slow down your browsing speed.

Targeted browser:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Internet Explorer

How to Remove Search Anonymo:

You can remove it using the given methods:

• Automatic: Remove Search anonymo using
• Manual: Remove Search anonymo

 Scan your PC with:

1. Download SearchAnonymo_RemovalTool by clicking on the given link below:
2. SearchAnonymo_RemovalTool
3. Windows will prompt you to allow running this program. Select ‘Yes’ to allow it to run.
4. When the setup launches, click ‘Next’ on the window that appears.
   
5. In the following screen, type ‘Y’ for ‘Yes’ to start the scanning process.
   
6. In the next screen that appears, type ‘Y’ for ‘Yes’ to automatically close all the browsers and continue the cleaning process.
   
7. Wait for the removal process & you’re done. You can then check the logs of the deleted files in the text file that appears after the removal process

 How to Remove Search Anonymo Manually?

Google chrome:

Steps to remove SearchAnonymo from Google Chrome:

1. Press Windows key on your keyboard and tap the R key
2. In the Run box which appears, type the path: ‘%localappdata%\Google\Chrome\User Data‘.
3. Search for Default folder and then Extensions
4. Delete the folder that would be named somewhat like this: ‘kflgpljkgfgnobalpcidgjfehndkdjee’.
5. Go back to Google Chrome.
6. Now go to Menu > More Tools > Extensions.
7. Delete the extension named ‘SearchAnonymo’.

  Mozilla Firefox:

Steps to remove ‘SearchAnonymo’ from Mozilla Firefox:

1. Press Windows key on your keyboard and tap the R key
2. In the Run box, type this path: ‘%appdata%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles‘.
3. Click on the folder with ‘.default’ appended in the folder name. For eg: ‘e6x5wbsb.default‘.
4. In this folder, delete ‘json.mozlz4‘.
5. In the same folder, click on ‘Extensions‘ folder and delete the folder named @searchanonymo.xpi
6. Set your favorite homepage.
7. Now restart your browser.